strenuus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg- (to be stiff, rigid, strong), itself perhaps extended from *ster- (stiff). See strena (auspicious sign) for more.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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strēnuus (feminine strēnua, neuter strēnuum, adverb strēnuē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active
    Synonyms: strēnuosus, impiger, vīvus, laetus, acer, alacer
    Antonyms: sēgnis, deses, socors
  2. vigorous, strenuous
    Synonyms: praevalēns, fortis, potis, potēns, validus, ingēns, firmus, compos
    Antonyms: dēbilis, languidus, aeger, fractus, tenuis, obnoxius, īnfirmus, inops

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative strēnuus strēnua strēnuum strēnuī strēnuae strēnua
Genitive strēnuī strēnuae strēnuī strēnuōrum strēnuārum strēnuōrum
Dative strēnuō strēnuō strēnuīs
Accusative strēnuum strēnuam strēnuum strēnuōs strēnuās strēnua
Ablative strēnuō strēnuā strēnuō strēnuīs
Vocative strēnue strēnua strēnuum strēnuī strēnuae strēnua

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: strenuous
  • Italian: strenuo
  • Portuguese: estrénuo, estrênuo

References

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  • strenuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • strenuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • strenuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.